Hat-shield.



L. H. SCHNEIDER.

HAT SHIELD.

APPLlCTlN FILED SEPT-25, 193. 1,l1:9,4"`f'1.. Patented Aug. 10, 1915.

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LOUIS H. SCHNEIDER, OF CHESTNUT HILL, MASSACHUSETTS, .ASSGNOR TO MT. VERNON CO., OF KITTERY, MAINE, A CORPORATION OF MAINE.

HAT-SHIELD.

Application led September 25, 1913.

' To all whom t may concern:

. spiration by capillary attractionfrom said` Be it known that I, LOUIS H. SCHNEIDER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Chestnut Hill, in the county of Middlesex and State of Massachusetts, have invented new and useful lmprovements in Hat- Shields, of which the following is a specification.

rlhis invention relates to improvements in hat shields of the type constructed and arranged intermediate a sweat band and the crown of a hat for the purpose of insulating as it were said sweat band from the body of the hat.

Many attempts have been made to accomplish the above mentioned result. These have failed for one reason or another, but principally for the reason that the stitches or other means employed to secure the band and shield to the body of the hat conducted the perspiration bv capillary attraction* from the sweat band through the body of the hat and to the hat band, thereby ruining said hat.

The object of the present invention is to provide a shield preferably constructed of Celluloid or like material and of a suitable thickness and stability to permit said shield to be secured to the forward portion of the sweat band of a hat. said shield extending across the front of said hat from one temple portion to the other while at its opposite ends said shield is stitched or secured in' any suitable manner to the crown of the hat. Means are also provided along the lower edge of said shield which engage the under inner edge of the rim of a hat to prevent said shield from being shoved upwardly when the hat is being placedupon the head of the wearer. By securing said shield to the hat at points adjacent the temple portion thereof the transmission of persweat band through said securing means to the crown of said hat will be prevented for at said temple portions the sweat band of the hat seldom if ever comes in contact with the forehead of the wearer.

The invention consists in they combination and arrangement of parts whereby the above objects 'and' certain otherA objects hereinafter appearing may be attained as set forth in the following specification and particularly pointed out in the claims.

Referring to the drawings, Figure 1 is a Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 10, 1915.

Serial No. 791,849.

sectional elevation of a hat embodying my invention looking from the rear toward the front interior portion thereof. Fig. 2 is a .longitudinal sectional elevation of the hat illustrated in Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a detail sectional view of a modiied form of shield. Fig. 4 is an elevation of another modified form of shield.

Like numerals refer to like parts throughout the several views of the drawings.

In the drawings, 5 is a hat consisting of a crown 6 and a rim 7.

8 is a sweat band constructed in the usual manner and extending entirely around the interior of the crown 6 of said hat and secured thereto preferably by stitches 9 extending froin a point 10, which indicates the temple portion at one side of said hat, toward the rear thereof and around to a point 10 upon the opposite side of said hat aid indicating the temple portion at that si e.

A stiener or shieldll, preferably ccnstructed of Celluloid or any non absorbent material, is inserted preferably between the sweat band 8 and the crown 6 of said hat and is secured preferably by stitches 19 or in some other manner or suitable securing means to the bottom of the contiguous portion of said sweat band. Said shield 11 is extended upwardly between said sweat band and the crown of the hat to a point substantially above the portion of said sweat band which contacts with the head of the wearer, thus insulating said band from said crown at the portions mentioned.

Means are provided along the lower edge of the-shield 11 preferably consisting of a bead 12 to engage the inner under edge of the rim 7 and position said shield vertically thereby preventing the same from being shoved upwardly as the hat is placed upon the head of the wearer, while to still further and more completely secure the shield 11 in place within the crown of the hat said shield is secured preferably by stitches 13 at opposite ends thereof to the crown of said hat, said stitches being located at the temple por'- tions of said hat and at points where, as hereinbefore stated, the sweat band will seldom come i'n contact with the wearer as a result of which there will be no danger of the perspiration being drawn by capillary attraction.

The shield 11, as hereinbefore stated, is

carried to a substantial distance above the bottom of the crown 5 and furthermore above the stitches 13, consequently the distance in la straight line from the stitches 13 to the point 20 at the top of said shield, see Fig. 2, will be greater than the distance from said stitches 13, in a horizontal line, to the crown of the hat, as for instance, the

=jjooi1itA. Therefore owing to the rigidity and stiffness of the material from which the shield is constructed it will be impossible for said shield to become displaced by any downward movement thereof. The bead l2 also assists in preventing' such a movement of said shield as it stiffens the lower edge thereof.

In Figs. 1 and 2 I have illustrated merely a bead 12 formed along the lower edge of the shield 11 and adapted to engage the rim 7, but in F ig. 3 I have illustrated another form of shield in which its rlower edge 15 is extended outwardly for a substantial distance inthe form of a flange 14 whose outer edge is slightly depressed at 16 in order that any perspiration which gathers thereon may be conducted to said edgeand precipitated therefrom. This shield is adapted to be secured to the hat in substantially the same manner as that form illustrated in Fig. 2.

In Fig. l Ihave illustrated a Ashield 112 which is provided with an extension 17 at the central portion thereof, this extension being provided for the purpose of securing said shield directly to the crown of the hat, but at a point 18 substantially above the lower edge 15 and above the upper edge of the sweat band 82, which is illustrated in dotted lines, whereby there willbe no possible danger of the perspiration being transmitted thereby to said hat.

It will be obvious that by providingfthe shield or stiener of celluloid, secured to the band in one way or another, said sweat band will be so supported between the templeportions thereof that no means will be necessary between said temple portions for securing said sweat band to the/hat, thus absolutely eliminating all chanceof the perspiration from the foreheadof the wearer of said hat from'being conveyed or conducted to the crown of the hat by capillary attraction.

I-Iaving thus described my invention what I claim and desire by Letters lPatent to secure is:

1. The combination with a hat of a sweat band, and a sheet of celluloid secured to said band across the front portion thereof from one temple portion to the other adapted to reinforce said band and retain the same in shape, and means for securing said celluloid to said hat at said temple portions only.

2. The combination with a hat of asweat band, a celluloid shield interposed between said band and the crown of said hat at the front thereof, means adapted to securesaid shield and said sweat band together, and means to secure said sweat band to said hat from one end of said shield rearwardly around the back and forward to the opposite end of said shield.

3. The combination with a hat of a sweat band, a celluloid shield interposed between said sweat band and the crown of said hat, said shield extending substantially from one temple portion of said hat to the other,

means adapted to secure said sweat band and said shield together, means to secure said shield to said hat at points adjacent said temple portions, and means on said shield adapted to engage the rim of said hat to position said shield vertically relatively thereto.

4. The combination with a hat of a sweat band, a shield interposed between said sweat band and the crown of said hat, said shield extending from one temple portion of said hat to the other, means adapted to secure said shield to said hat at points adjacent said temple portions, and a bead formedon the outerI face of said shield integral with and along t-he lower edge thereof adapted to engage the rim of said hat toposition said shield vertically relatively to said hat.

5. The combination with a hat of a sweat band, a shield interposed between said sweat band and the crown of said hat, said shield extending from one temple portion of said hat to the other, means adapted to secure said shield to said hat at points adjacent said temple portions, means formed on the outer face of said shield along the lower edgethereof adapted to engage the rimof said hat to position said shield vertically relatively to said hat, a projection at the front of said shield adapted to extend substantially above the upper edge of said sweat'band, and means `to fasten said projection to the crown ofsaid hat.

In testimony whereof I ,have'hereunto set my hand in presence oftwo subscribing wit nesses.

Louis SCHNEIDER.

lVitnesses z SYDNEY E. TAr'r, WILLIAM ACLAUs.

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